Title: Aquire and install Visual Studio Express or Full Version
Course: Advance C#

Visual Studio 2008 or 2010
Download and Install

What you will need

For this class, you will be using Microsoft Visual Basic and SQL Server (Version 2008 OR 2010). You will need to select the Visual Basic Express Edition AND the SQL Server Express Edition AND the MSDN Express Library from the list on the http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ site. You should run WindowsUpdate to ensure your computer is up-to-date before you install any Express Edition. Remember, Express Editions are not the complete Visual Studio product, but are tools designed for students.

As a student at Butler, you can get a FREE complete edition of Visual Studio from Microsoft’s DreamSpark program at https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx. Since Butler Community College is listed on the DreamSpark list of programs, you will need to use Butler Community College of El Dorado to get certified.

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If you own a small business, you can apply for the BizSpark program. Also, a free trial of the complete version of Visual Studio is available for download from the http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ site.

For those of you who want to create Web Sites (not required in this class), install the latest version of Visual Web Developer Express and SQL Server Express, along with all the latest IIS and ASP.NET updates and extensions, install everything at once with the Web Platform Installer.

NOTE: Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions with SP1 do NOT include the MSDN Express Library. Be sure to download the library separately. For more information about the Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions with SP1, please see this FAQ.

You can install Visual Studio Express 2008 or the Full Version of Visual Studio 2008 as an image (ISO) file DVD. This ISO file contains all the Express or Full products as well as optional components in a single image (ISO) file.  Click here to learn more about .iso images.